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After transferring from UNC Wilmington to Virginia Tech nearly three years ago, guard Adam Smith is on the move again, opting to spend his final season of college eligibility elsewhere. Smith led Tech's basketball program in scoring this season, but he'll transfer to another school for his fifth season of eligibility, according to a news release from Tech's athletic department. He's scheduled to graduate in May from Tech, which means he'll immediately be eligible to play wherever he ends up. "For the past three years, I've strived to be the very best that I could be, both in the classroom and on the basketball court at Virginia Tech, and it has been a...

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After transferring from UNC Wilmington to Virginia Tech nearly three years ago, guard Adam Smith is on the move again, opting to spend his final season of college eligibility elsewhere.
Smith led Tech's basketball program in scoring this season, but...

Once Clay Dean got the scholarship offer he was seeking, he apparently didn't have much use for the recruiting game anymore, so he put an end to the process Wednesday.
Dean, a 6-foot-3, 240-pound defensive tackle from Woodgrove High in Purcellville,...

BLACKSBURG — Nobody in Blacksburg was more excited about the passing of a brutal winter and the start of spring than Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer.
Speaking to media collectively Tuesday for the first time since Dec. 1 throat surgery, Beamer sounded...

Baseball:
A.C. Carter hit a home run in the fourth inning Tuesday as visiting Georgetown (9-10) shut out Virginia 1-0, handing the Cavaliers (14-8) their third straight loss.
Simon Mathews (2-2) pitched five no-hit innings for the win. ...
Norfolk...

Frank Beamer appears to be back into the full swing of his daily duties as Virginia Tech's football coach, but some key spots on his roster had to be on his mind while he recovered from throat surgery.
Though Tech (7-6 last season) finished last season...

Virginia is the first state in the country to secure a wind energy research lease to build and operate turbines in federal waters, Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced Tuesday.
The agreement with the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will enable...

Treveon Graham scored 22 points and Melvin Johnson added 16 as VCU held off Fordham 63-57 in the second round of the Atlantic 10 tournament Thursday in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Fifth-seeded VCU (23-9) advanced to the quarterfinals to play Richmond at 2:30 p.m....

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Virginia Tech’s basketball season ended late Wednesday night with a defeat in which its best player was an undersized former walk-on who often had to check the ACC’s leading rebounder.
Talk about a fitting conclusion to Buzz...

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Part of the reason Randolph-Macon had ascended to the nation's top ranking in Division III was its three consecutive victories against Virginia Wesleyan.
But when it mattered most, the Marlins upended the Yellow Jackets -- on R-MC's home court in...

In about seven months, Christian Beyer will be so deep into first-year medical school classes at the University of North Carolina, he won't have much time to reflect on his senior year playing for Virginia Tech's downtrodden basketball program.
Then...

NORFOLK — For signs of progress in Old Dominion wrestling, look no further than Jack Dechow and Chris Mecate.
Dechow is a walking, talking roadmap to college wrestling's exalted destination known as "the podium" — All-American status at the...

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Baseball:
Virginia Tech literally walked off with a 2-1 surprise over No. 1 Virginia to start an Atlantic Coast Conference series in Blacksburg.
In Friday's ninth inning, the Hokies (8-9, 2-2) loaded the bases with no outs.
Brendon Hayden,...

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Baseball:
John Harvell earned his 399th and 400th victories as Christopher Newport's coach Wednesday as the Captains (5-1) swept a doubleheader at North Carolina Wesleyan to end a three-week, weather-plagued layoff.
CNU won Game 1 5-3 with...

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Home sales continue to grow across the state and Hampton Roads, but it may be too early to call it a return to the 2005 and 2007 seller's market, according to an area economist.
"The market is improving," said Gary Wagner, Strome College of...

Chase Marchetti isn't Bruce Banner, and DJ Rhetorik isn't The Hulk. He wants you to know that.
Marchetti is a 24-year-old graduate of Western Branch High School in Chesapeake. DJ Rhetorik is the alter ego he takes on when he gets behind the...

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Football:
Old Dominion coach Bobby Wilder hired Arick Forrest as the Monarchs’ wide receivers coach.
A native of Dublin, Ohio, Forrest was a graduate assistant for the Monarchs the previous three seasons. He worked primarily with the...